Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoWe could build a solar laser with a ton of mirrorsmessage-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down15
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWe could build a solar laser with a ton of mirrorsPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareZoteTheMighty@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI think his argument only holds for lenses, not mirrors.
minus-squareMultiplexerlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoRead the “What if”, it is really interesting! It explains why this holds for any optical system, including mirrors, showing it with a whole bunch of wildly different explanation approaches. I even understood one or two of those… ;-)
You might enjoy this relevant “What If”.
I think his argument only holds for lenses, not mirrors.
Read the “What if”, it is really interesting!
It explains why this holds for any optical system, including mirrors, showing it with a whole bunch of wildly different explanation approaches.
I even understood one or two of those… ;-)